Name: Electric Smoker Smoked Chicken Wings
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 29 min
Total time: 2 h 44 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 to 6 pounds of assorted dummies and wingettes; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 2 tablespoons chili powder; 2 tablespoons smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1 -1 /2 teaspoons salt; 1- 1/2 teaspoons black pepper; Optional: cayenne pepper to taste

Seriously invest in an electric smoker not just for chicken wings, but for all meats if you loved smoked flavors, it's an easy alternative than the old fashioned methods and won't heat the house in the summertime.

These chicken wings(done in a Master Built Electric Grill took around 1 hour and 35 minutes making sure the internal temperature of 165 degrees was reached to ensure they were done.

Trust me we are big fans of fried chicken wings as a matter of fact I have a blog post that's super popular with 24 different kinds of wings that we love, but smoked is a nice alternative.

Smoked are super moist and delicious however you prefer super crispy you'll have to broil the skins to get that charred crispy flavor in your oven at the end there are no two ways about it.

Then you can dip them in any kind of Chicken Wings Dipping Sauces you like, they are the best of the best moist inside wings with that down-home smokey outdoor flavor.

Don't miss trying our Smoked Venison Tenderloin, Slow Cooked Beef Brisket or our Pork Belly Burnt Ends if you love smoked meats!

Scroll down to our recipe card for this recipe, it's printable.

Wings and Suggestions

These are super easy and flavorful to make and with your favorite wood chips, these will be your new favorite way to make wings.

For chicken, we always prefer to use hickory chips, but pecan, mesquite, cherry, and apple are all popular wood chip flavors for chicken.

Hickory is a hardwood that has a sweet to strong taste that is almost bacon-like in flavor and it burns hot and slow so it's our favorite.

We are chicken wing lovers and have made them fried, baked, air fried (see below at the end of this post for directions), or now smoked, any way you cook them we're big fans of wings.

Step By Step

marinate overnight or at least 3 hours before cooking
preheat smoker to 225 degrees
add t the grates or a foil pan single file
smoke with your favorite chips for 2 1/2 hours
broil for crispy skins in an oven and serve with chicken wing sauce of choice

Additional Side Dishes:

Tips:

always marinate in your favorite spices adding olive oil and some spice first for at least 3 hours or overnight
use your favorite wood chips for flavor
always use a thermometer for internal temp for the chicken to be completed cooking internally
broil in your oven after cooking for crispier skins
make sure you are watching for smoke and add more chips to ensure better results
chicken wings taste great plain or use your favorite sauce for dipping

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Outdoor Smoking on a Gas Grill and Air Fried Wings

Fill your smoker box with wood chips and place on top of cool grill grates
Preheat your grill to 550 degrees
Once the wood chips start to smoke, reduce grill temperature to 350
Arrange chicken wings on the grill and cook until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees around 8 to 12 minutes depending on thickness
AIR FRYER: Set the air fryer to 360 degrees and cook for 12 minutes, then flip the wings with tongs and cook for 12 minutes more. Flip the wings again, increase the heat to 390 degrees and cook until the outsides are extra-crispy, about 6 minutes more.

Electric Smoker Smoked Chicken Wings

Yield: 5 pounds

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 2 H & 29 MTotal time: 2 H & 44 M

If you love smoked foods, these smoked chicken wings are fabulous using an electric smoker.

Ingredients

5 to 6 pounds of assorted dummies and wingettes
2 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons smoked paprika
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 -1 /2 teaspoons salt
1- 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
Optional: cayenne pepper to taste

Instructions

Place the wings in a plastic bag with all the seasonings overnight, shake to coat.
Heat the electric smoker to 250 degrees and place a single file on either the racks or in a foil pan not touching each other.
Fill the smoker compartment with your favorite flavored chips, we use hickory chips.
Smoke for around 2 1/2 hours and when the internal temperature is 165 degrees.
You can broil them in an oven broiler to get the skin crispy on high for a few minutes if you prefer crispier wings.
We combined 1 cup of hot barbecue sauce with 1/2 cup honey for this chicken wing sauce and poured it over the wings.
Below is a link for several dipping sauces you may like.
Use a favorite dipping sauceor serve as they are.

Notes:

Outdoor Smoking on a Gas Grill

Fill your smoker box with wood chips and place on top of cool grill grates
Preheat your grill to 550 degrees
Once the wood chips start to smoke, reduce grill temperature to 350
Arrange chicken wings on the grill and cook until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees around 8 to 12 minutes depending on thickness